Fox Jackson-Keen (born 14 May 1995) is an English

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and television actor, singer and dancer. He is known for his shared performances in a two and a half-year run as the star role of 'Billy' in ''

Billy Elliot the Musical ''Billy Elliot: The Musical'' is a coming-of-age stage musical based on the 2000 film of the same name. The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. The plot revolves around Billy, a m ...

'' at London's

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. He has appeared as Mobbsy in the 26 episode live action children's comedy series, ''

My Phone Genie ''My Phone Genie'' is a British children's television comedy-drama series about a young girl with a genie in her mobile. It premiered on 1 January 2012 and aired on ITV and CITV. Production ''My Phone Genie'' is co-produced by British company ...

'', on ITV and CITV.

Career

Jackson-Keen has appeared in a wide range of advertising campaigns and TV shows, and competed four times in the UK National Gymnastics finals. He received the first name of "Fox" because his father was a fan of the TV's ''

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''. His father was a gymnast, and in initially followed in his father's footsteps, Fox entered and won several youth competitions before representing London in a

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competition, where he came third. At 9-years-old in 2006, he started

break-dancing Breakdancing, also called breaking or b-boying/b-girling, is an athletic style of street dance originating from the African American and Puerto Rican communities in the United States. While diverse in the amount of variation available in t ...

and hip-hop, and then studied

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and tap. His broadcast career began in 2006 with a role in the UK television series ''

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'', and in the award-winning film ''

Terry Pratchett's Hogfather ''Terry Pratchett's Hogfather'' is a 2006 two-part British Christmas-themed fantasy comedy television miniseries adaptation of ''Hogfather'' by Terry Pratchett, produced by The Mob, and first broadcast on Sky1, and in High Definition on Sky1 H ...

''. From June 2008 to March 2010, Jackson-Keen played the role of Billy in ''

'' in London. When cast at 12½ years old, he became the 16th boy to play that role. His 23 June 2008 debut marked the first Londoner to play that role. At 14½ years old, and after 205 performances, he retired from the role of Billy on 27 March 2010 as the oldest of the 'Billys'. On 8 March 2010, Jackson-Keen and three other boys from the cast were invited to

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, and met with Prime Minister

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and Minister for Culture and Tourism

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. In 2013, he appeared as Roger in the Teatro Kismet touring production of the

Philip Pullman Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman (born 19 October 1946) is an English writer. His books include the fantasy trilogy ''His Dark Materials'' and ''The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ'', a fictionalised biography of Jesus. In 2008, ''The ...

novel ''

I Was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers ''I Was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers'' is a children's novel written by British author Philip Pullman. It was published in 1999. Plot One evening, at the home of the cobbler old Bob and his washerwoman wife Joan, there is a knock at the door. ...

'', in the United Kingdom.

Television

* ''

'' (1 episode, 2006) * ''

'' (2006) (TV) * '' Hyperdrive'' (1 episode, 2007) * '' This Morning'' (1 episode, 2008) * ''What's on Theatre'' (1 episode, 2008) * ''

The Alan Titchmarsh Show ''The Alan Titchmarsh Show'' is a British daytime chat show presented by Alan Titchmarsh. It was first broadcast on ITV on 3 September 2007 until 14 November 2014 and aired on weekday afternoons. The show's main focus is the "Best of British" them ...

'' (1 episode, 2010) * ''

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'' (1 episode, 2012) * ''

'' (2012) * ''

Sadie J ''Sadie J'' is a British children's television comedy-drama series about a girl named Sadie Jenkins, who is described as "the only girl in a boys' world" because she is surrounded by her Dad Steve, his apprentice Keith, her brother Danny, his b ...

'' (1 episode, 2013) * ''

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'' (1 episode, 2014) * ''

New Tricks ''New Tricks'' is a British television police procedural The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the ...

'' (1 episode, 2014)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson-Keen, Fox English male musical theatre actors Living people 1995 births English male dancers English singers English male television actors Actors from Hornsey Male actors from London